Android App Development for Embedded Systems

Android is not just for smartphones. It is a powerful and versatile operating system, ideal for bringing to life embedded devices that require a rich graphical interface and advanced features. I develop custom Android applications that run on custom hardware, industrial panels, interactive kiosks, and much more, ensuring stability, performance, and a flawless user experience.

Why Android for Your Embedded Device?

Choosing Android as the software platform for a hardware product offers strategic advantages that accelerate development and improve the final product.

• Familiar User Interface: Offer your users an intuitive and modern user experience, reducing learning time.
• Mature Ecosystem: Leverage a rich development environment (SDK), thousands of ready-made libraries, and extensive documentation.
• Flexibility and Scalability: Android can be customized and lightened (AOSP) to perfectly fit your hardware's resources.
• Simplified Connectivity: Native and robust management of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, USB, and other communications, essential for connected devices.

My Embedded Android Development Services

• Kiosk Mode Applications: Development of full-screen apps that lock the device to a single function, ideal for points of sale (POS), information kiosks, control terminals, and automatic ticketing machines.
• Dashboards and Control Panels (HMI): I create interfaces for monitoring and controlling industrial machinery, home automation systems, or IoT devices, displaying real-time data and sending commands to the hardware.
• Specific Hardware Integration: Development of communication between the Android app and your device's custom peripherals via protocols like Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi Direct, USB (Host/Accessory), and serial (UART).
• Companion Apps: I create the Android application that acts as a remote control, configurator, or control panel for your microcontroller-based products (like ESP32 and STM32), communicating via BLE or Wi-Fi.
• AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Customization: I offer consulting and development to customize the low-level operating system, creating custom launchers, managing system permissions, and optimizing device boot-up.

Application Areas

• Industrial Automation: Operator panels (HMI) for machinery control.
• IoT and Home Automation: Central hubs and dashboards for smart home management.
• Retail and Vending: POS systems, vending machines, and interactive kiosks.
• Medical Devices: Interfaces for diagnostic and monitoring instrumentation.
• Automotive: Infotainment and onboard diagnostic systems.